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Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold Hire New Drummer After Cutting Portnoy Ties

Rockers AVENGED SEVENFOLD have hired former CONFIDE star ARIN ILEJAY as their new drummer, after parting ways with MIKE PORTNOY.Portnoy was drafted in to replace tragic Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan, who died from a drug overdose in December 2009 - but he was never a perfect fit. The band let the former Dream Theater star go in December (10) after...

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15:55 on January 20 2011

Avenged Sevenfold name new drummer

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20:18 on January 20 2011

Avenged Sevenfold Name Their New Drummer

411 Mania — Who will replace the late Rev? more info
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16:30 on January 20 2011

THE NEW DRUMMER FOR AVENGED SEVENFOLD IS, UH… WHO?

Metalsucks — Well, here’s an anticlimactic conclusion to a dramatic story. Avenged Sevenfold have announced that Arin Ilejay, formerly of the Christian band Confide, will be taking ... more info
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01:26 on January 21 2011

Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold Hire New Drummer After Cutting Portnoy Ties

ContactMusic — Rockers AVENGED SEVENFOLD have hired former CONFIDE star ARIN ILEJAY as their new drummer, after parting ways with MIKE PORTNOY.Portnoy was drafted in to replace tragic J... more info
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05:27 on January 21 2011

Avenged Sevenfold Reveal New Drummer

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - Arin Ilejay will replace Mike Portnoy, who left the band in December... more info
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